Former Edgewater police officer McKinzie Rees hopes to serve and protect again, but first she must get her name removed from a so-called “bad cops list” maintained by the Colorado Attorney General’s Office. It landed there, she said, as retaliation after she reported sexual assaults by a supervising sergeant. That sergeant went on to work … Read more
By Jocelyn Noveck | Associated Press NEW YORK — #MeToo founder Tarana Burke has heard it before. Every time there’s a legal setback, the movement is declared dead in the water. A legal success, and presto, it’s alive again. So Burke, who nearly two decades ago coined the phrase “Me too” from her work with … Read more
WARNING: This article contains graphic content and may affect those who have experienced sexual violence or know someone affected by it. A Vancouver woman has filed a civil lawsuit against Paramount Pictures Corp. and punk rocker Stephen Jones of The Sex Pistols alleging he sexually assaulted her as a teenager while she was a movie extra more than … Read more
Defendants in Colorado sexual assault cases soon will be prohibited from using what a victim was wearing or a victim’s hairstyle as evidence of consent. Lt. Gov. Dianne Primavera, who is the acting governor this week, signed House Bill 1072 Wednesday afternoon. The bipartisan legislation is aimed at strengthening protections for sex assault victims in … Read more
Preview: Christine Blasey Ford: I was “naïve” about Kavanaugh testimony Christine Blasey Ford: “I was naïve” about consequences of Brett Kavanaugh testimony 00:36 A Louisiana man has been sentenced to decades in prison and physical castration after pleading guilty to raping a teenager, according to a news release from the region’s district attorney. Glenn Sullivan … Read more
Several women in Sandeshkhali had accused Sheikh and his supporters of land-grab and sexually assaulting them under coercion. (PTI File) The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday ordered a CBI probe into the alleged crimes against women and forcible land-grab in Sandeshkhali. Sandeshkhali has become one of the biggest issues in West Bengal ahead of Lok … Read more
In 2013, after interning for NASA during her last semester at Harvard University, Amanda Nguyen was raped. Although she took immediate action against the perpetrator by reporting the gruesome crime, lawyers warned Nguyen that it could take multiple years for her case to get taken to court. Nguyen said: “There’s a very real economic cost … Read more
Doctor Botox Olivier Véran, a former French government spokesperson and ex-minister of health, recently announced his next career venture at the Clinique des Champs-Élysées in Paris. For Véran, who was a neurologist before turning to politics, going back to medicine is not all that surprising. What was shocking — and caused some uproar in the … Read more
The ousted Spanish Football Association (FA) chief, Luis Rubiales, who found himself embroiled in controversy after forcibly kissing a Women’s World Cup champion, could potentially face a lengthy prison sentence of two-and-a-half years, according to prosecutors. The disgraced Rubiales might also be ordered to pay £85,000 in compensation to his victim, Jenni Hermoso if found … Read more
In August 2023, Rubiales kissed Hermoso on the lips while players were receiving medals after their victory. The episode ignited widespread criticism about sexism in football, led to Rubiales’ resignation as president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation and to a sexual assault and coercion probe. A judge ordered Rubiales to stand trial in January. A … Read more
